Lone wolf attackers inspired by extremist ideologies pose the most likely terrorist threat to the U.S. homeland, according to the 2026 Annual Threat Assessment of the U.S. Intelligence Community. The 34-page document was released by Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Tulsi Gabbard Wednesday, who testified at a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on worldwide threats alongside … Read more
Finding suggests as many as 155,000 deaths, likely occurring outside of hospitals, not recognized at Covid related The Covid-19 pandemic’s early death toll was much higher than the official US count, according to a new study that spotlights dramatic disparities in the uncounted deaths. About 840,000 Covid-19 deaths were reported on death certificates in 2020 … Read more
Thomas Abt, a researcher, says online taunts and barbs from songs can intensify shootings in underserved areas Whenever the US tries to make sense of a high-profile mass shooting, it inevitably turns to one source: the social media accounts of the suspect. Law enforcement, reporters and the public scrutinize these digital footprints, hoping to find … Read more
National intelligence director says Iran’s conventional military projection capabilities had been ‘largely destroyed’ Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox Tulsi Gabbard, the director of national intelligence who in 2019 was selling “No War With Iran” T-shirts, told the Senate intelligence committee on Wednesday that US strikes … Read more
President Donald Trump, who has picked Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., to lead the Department of Homeland Security, highlighted the National Border Patrol Council’s endorsement of the senator for the job. On Truth Social, Trump shared a screenshot of NBPC national president Paul Perez’s letter to Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs chairman, Sen. … Read more
Sen. Angus King, I-Maine, questioned CIA Director Ratcliffe and Director of National Intelligence Gabbard about the U.S. intelligence community’s assessment of Iran holding the Strait of Hormuz as leverage and if President Trump was aware of that information.
Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Ga., questioned Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard whether intelligence showed Iran posed a “imminent nuclear threat” as the White House had previously said to justify the ongoing conflict.
Sen. Rand Paul and Sen. Gary Peters requested that Sen. Markwayne Mullin, President Trump’s pick to lead the Department of Homeland Security, share details with them privately in a secure facility about classified travel he mentioned in the hearing. Mullin said that lawmakers had to go to a SCIF, referring to a secure facility, to discuss … Read more
FIRST ON FOX: The National Education Association, which — with 3 million members — is one of the largest teachers’ unions in the country, conducted a training session last month filled with far-left political messaging, a watchdog group has revealed. The revelation comes as the union continues to face criticism for prioritizing activism over student needs. … Read more
Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky asserted in a post on X that Joe Kent’s resignation letter was tainted by “virulent anti-Semitism.” Kent posted the resignation letter on Tuesday, announcing that he was stepping down from the role of National Counterterrorism Center director. “Joe Kent testified before the Senate one year ago that Iran and … Read more
